Ski holidays in Gstaad means skiing around the vast Glacier-Alpes Vaudoises ski area so your piste map>will be your best friend if you are touring around the area. There are 5 main ski areas covered by a single lift pass, providing over 220km of piste with around 60% covered by snow cannons.

• Gstaad
• Les Diablerets with direct access to Glacier 3000
• Villars
• Chateau D'Oeux, and
• Leysin

And if thats not enough, there are endless off-piste opportunities waiting to be explored - although a guide is highly recommended.

Throughout the region, the mountain pit-stops for a bite to eat or drink are plentiful. There are 30 high quality mountain restaurants and 20 snow bars.

In Gstaad, one of the major plus points for family ski holidays is that children under 9 years can travel for free on all the lifts.